Black Phone 2 – Did we need it?

I really didn’t think I’d like the first Black Phone movie as much as I did. I don’t know if it was the trailers or the fact it was another Blumhouse film,...

Horror Month 2025: Week 4

Feel free to check out Week 3 and make sure to follow along on Twitter: http://x.com/CPeachfuzz Coyotes - I was hoping for a bit more humor and a lot more gore. Instead, I got annoyed by the...

Halloween Double Feature 2025 (Part 2): Cherry Falls – Editing From Hell?

While trying to come up with a movie to team up with Hank with, I ran into a YouTube video talking about horror movies no one has seen. Usually I’ve seen every...

Halloween Double Feature 2025 (Part 1): Cherry Falls – The greatest slasher you’ve never heard of?

Hi all. Happy Halloween!!! It’s the last day of the month that our beloved Cap’n looks forward to all year long…which also means it’s time for another Halloween Double Feature!!! 1.) Marketability of the Idea The...

Happy Death Day – Should YOU give up on screenwriting?

An excerpt from my script review for Happy Death Day which will be available 10/27/25: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Groundhog Day, but it’s horror. The main character is brutally murdered each day and every...

Horror Month 2025: Week 3

Feel free to check out Week 2 and make sure to follow along on Twitter: http://x.com/CPeachfuzz The Strangers: Chapter 2 â€“ I did not enjoy the first half, I’m referring to these as first half and second...
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Sept. Amateur Winner – Part 2

The Captain's script review for our Amateur Monday winning script Black Swarm which will be available 10/08/15 (and don't forget to check out the script here): Time to review a script! Which...

The Nice Guys – Vintage 90s Shane Black

An excerpt from my script review for The Nice Guys which will be available 05/23/16: 2.) Plot Stability Let’s be honest. This is a Lethal Weapon reboot. As I read, I could easily see...

6 Underground – You’re never going to be our stepdad Michael bay!

Michael Bay, he really hasn’t grown much as a director, has he? Like me wrapping presents. I do it every year, yet I never seem to get any better at it. Not growing...

Write to Reals: Alien 3 – Check it out before Romulus?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Alien 3 which will be available 08/20/24: What Worked The Length - 96 pages (including the title page) was a pretty solid length for this story. I will...

The Interview – Script Analysis

An excerpt from my script review for The Interview which will be available 01/05/15: 6.) What I liked... As an early version of the story, it was nice to see the finished product. ...

Triangle – Proper Use of an Establishing Shot

An excerpt from my script review for Triangle which will be available 10/16/17: 4.) Dialogue and Description Proper use of an establishing shot! As I read, and our group was on the ocean liner, this...

Spotlight – Worth All the Fuss?

An excerpt from my script review for Spotlight which will be available 03/07/16: 5.) Format The one thing this script proves to me, is regardless of every industry rule, technique, or requirement, if your...

Trumbo – Learning from the past…

An excerpt from my script review for Trumbo which will be available 04/25/16: 6.) What I liked... Besides being a well written screenplay, the tangents with today’s political climate are astonishing. In this script we’re...

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